"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.The boy began to listen carefully.The old man continued "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
Two friends were travelling through a desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE." They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE .
Ants never quit If they are headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they will look for another way. They will climb over, they will climb under, they will climb around. They keep looking for another way. Lesson:To never quit looking for a way to get where you aresupposed to go.
Ants think winter all summer You cannot be so naïve as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering their winter food in the middle of summer. You have got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. LESSON:It is important to be realistic. Think ahead.
Ants think summer all winter During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This will not last long ; we will soon be out of here." At the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they will dive back down, but then they come out the first warm day. LESSON:Stay positive at all times.
All-That-You-Possibly-Can How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. LESSON:Do all you can and more!
Four-Part Philosophy Never Give Up Look Ahead Stay Positive Do All You Can
A young unhappy man came to an old Master seeking his blessings. The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. "How does it taste?" the Master asked. "Awful," said the young man. The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the young man swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, "Now drink from the lake."
As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the Master asked, "How does it taste?" "Good!" remarked the apprentice. "Do you taste the salt?" asked the Master. "No," said the young man.
The Master sat beside the troubled young man, took his hands, and said, "The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things ..... Stop being a glass. Become a lake!"
There is a legend about a wise man who was sitting outside his village. A traveller came up and asked him, "What kind of people live in this village, because i want to move from my present one ? ". The wise man asked, "What kind of people live were you want to move from ?". The man said, "They are mean,cruel,rude". The wise man replied, " The same kind of people live in this village too ". Hearing the reply the traveller went away.
After sometime another traveller came by and asked the same question and the wise man asked him, "What kind of people live were you want to move from ?". And the traveller replied, "The people are very kind, courteous,polite and good ". The wise man said, "You will find the same kind of people here too ".
WE SEE THINGS NOT THE WAY THEY ARE BUT THE WAY WE ARE
A wealthy merchant was seeking to buy a diamond of a certain kind to add to his collection. A famous dealer found such a stone and called him to come and see it. The merchant flew immediately , where the seller had assigned his best diamond expert to close the transaction. After hearing the assistant describe in perfect technical detail the diamond's worth and beauty, the wealthy merchant decided not to buy it. Before he left, however, the owner of the store stepped forward and asked, " Do you mind if I show you that stone once more ?" The customer agreed.
The store owner didn't repeat one thing that the salesman had said. He simply took the stone in his hand, stared at it, and described the incredible beauty of the stone in a way that revealed why this stone stood out from all the others he had seen in his life. He passionately described about the stone's radiance and how you felt with the stone. The customer bought it immediately.
Tucking his new purchase into his breast pocket, the customer commented to the owner, " Sir, I wonder why you were able to sell me this stone when your salesman could not ?" The owner replied, " That salesman is the best in the business. He knows more about diamonds than anyone, including myself, and I pay him a large salary for his knowledge and expertise .
But I would gladly pay him twice as much if I could put into him something I have which he lacks. You see, he knows diamonds, but I love them ."
